"This year's Richard III was one of the best plays I've seen at the Great River Shakespeare Festival—and you know that I've seen a lot of great plays there over the years...." -Bardfilm on Richard III at Great River Shakespeare Festival directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson.

“…a celebration of love, forgiveness, and the virtue of living amid the glory of nature…in this Great River Shakespeare Festival Production, it is pure joy.” -Arty Dorman, Talkin Broadway “As You Like It is not …

Cherry and Spoon’s 2015 Wrap-up: What I’m Most Grateful For “The Snow Queen at Park Square Theatre: following the delightful new trend of musicals in which cast and band are one, eight actor/musician/singer/dancers told Hans …

“I have come to have very high expectations of Great River Shakespeare Festival’s work. This Romeo and Julietexceeds even those, and is one the best productions yet from this essential fount of classic theater.” -TalkinBroadway.com …

“Given a polished and glowing presentation by Austin Opera, Romeo and Juliet is a grandiose, gallant, and beautifully staged telling of Shakespeare’s most well-known tale…” –Examiner.com “…Douglas Scholz-Carlson would prove to be a gifted director, marrying …

“This Henry consistently rings true when he tells he is ‘but a man.’ Buth that man must also be kind, and what’s most impressive about Scholz-Carlson’s performance is that even as he mingles with his …

“…considerable credit should go to Doug Scholz-Carlson, whose choreography of the big fight scene looked surprisingly realistic with just a touch of the Sharks and the Jets from “West Side Story.'” -Michael Anthony, Minneapolis StarTribune

“Park Squareʼs dizzy, fizzy staging of “The Liar” is a fine way to say goodbye to the carefree days of summer.” -Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press “Directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson, the cast is incredibly playful, while …

This new opera by composer Reinaldo Moya and librettist Mark Campbell is based on the novel by Will Weaver. Project Opera, Minnesota Opera’s youth training program for students in grades 4 – 12, commissions Memory Boy …